This is a simple picture; a
road and the planet Mars. There has been a lot of talk lately about
increasing our efforts to explore space, with our Moon and Mars as
the first goals.
I
think it is a great to try new things, develop new technologies and
go where human beings have never gone before (and before you ask,YES
I like Star Trek). However, don’t you think it would be appropriate
to take some time and effort in solving our problems on planet EARTH
before we go to the Moon or Mars or some of the other planets.
We
have sickness, overpopulation, social unrest, wars and first and
foremost, a society that has become obsessed with sinful behavior. In
short, perhaps we should make things at home better before we go
someplace else.
All
this reminds of Jesus with his disciples, as he was about to go away
from them…
John
14 ( World
English
Bible
)
1 “Don’t
let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in
me.
2 In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.
4 Where I go, you know, and you know the way.”
5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him, and have seen him.”
2 In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.
4 Where I go, you know, and you know the way.”
5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him, and have seen him.”
There
is someplace better to go to and its not in this solar system; that
place is HEAVEN. Jesus was about to return to God (in heaven) and he
wanted to reassure the disciples that there would be a place for them
there. Thomas didn’t understand, so Jesus made it plain by
referring to himself as the way, the truth and the life. I find it
interesting that the word for “way” is that of a road and in fact
the early church was referred to as the “way” (οδου in
Greek,
Acts
9:2).
Want
to go to heaven? Look to Jesus; obey his Gospel, remain faithful and
you will get there. I can safely say that it will be a better place
than the Moon or Mars. Besides, who wouldn’t want to live in a
house prepared just for them by someone who really loves them? To
me, that is the real definition of “out of this world”.